60NYT > Lawrence J. Ellisontopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/e/lawrence_j_ellison/index.html?rss=1News about Lawrence J. Ellison, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 19:37:26 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comU.S. Holds America’s Cup but Won’t Be Hosthttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/sports/us-holds-americas-cup-but-spoils-are-headed-overseas.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/sports/us-holds-americas-cup-but-spoils-are-headed-overseas.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/12/03/sports/CITY-CLAREY/CITY-CLAREY-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Instead of meeting the challenge on its home waters, the United States team elected to do so in Bermuda.By CHRISTOPHER CLAREYWed, 03 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/sports/us-holds-americas-cup-but-spoils-are-headed-overseas.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEffort Begins for More Say on Directorshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/business/effort-begins-for-more-say-on-directors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/business/effort-begins-for-more-say-on-directors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/06/business/Share/Share-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Scott Stringer, the New York City comptroller who oversees five pension funds, is leading a drive to let shareholders nominate board directors.By GRETCHEN MORGENSONThu, 06 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/business/effort-begins-for-more-say-on-directors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCisco: The Internet Needs More Controlhttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/cisco-the-internet-needs-more-control/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/cisco-the-internet-needs-more-control/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/29/technology/29bits-cisco/24bits-cisco-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Cisco has a novel approach for selling its big Internet vision, called Intercloud: There is no better way to impose government policies on the Internet.By QUENTIN HARDYMon, 29 Sep 2014 05:00:41 -0400http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/cisco-the-internet-needs-more-control/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLarry Ellison Bought an Island in Hawaii. Now What?http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/magazine/larry-ellison-island-hawaii.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/magazine/larry-ellison-island-hawaii.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/28/magazine/28ellisonisland_ss-slide-5A3T/28ellisonisland_ss-slide-5A3T-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>How the tech billionaire came to own 87,000 acres, three hotels, a wastewater-treatment plant, a cemetery and 380 cats.By JON MOOALLEMSun, 28 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/magazine/larry-ellison-island-hawaii.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHurd: Oracle Takes On Microsoft in the Cloudhttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/hurd-oracle-takes-on-microsoft-in-the-cloud/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/hurd-oracle-takes-on-microsoft-in-the-cloud/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/22/business/22bits-hurd/22bits-hurd-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The opening keynote at Oracle’s annual conference will be about its “unique opportunity to be the leader of the next generation of cloud,” according to Mark Hurd, the new co-chief.By QUENTIN HARDYMon, 22 Sep 2014 13:18:21 -0400http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/hurd-oracle-takes-on-microsoft-in-the-cloud/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLarry Ellison Keeps a Hand on the Wheel at Oraclehttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/larry-ellison-keeps-a-hand-on-the-wheel-at-oracle/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/larry-ellison-keeps-a-hand-on-the-wheel-at-oracle/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/20/business/dbpix-ellison/dbpix-ellison-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Mr. Ellison’s 25 percent stake in the company — and dual role as chairman and chief technology officer — ensure he’s far from relinquishing control.By ROBERT CYRANFri, 19 Sep 2014 14:05:53 -0400http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/larry-ellison-keeps-a-hand-on-the-wheel-at-oracle/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDaily Report: Ellison Retires as Oracle's Chief http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/daily-report-ellison-retires-as-oracles-chief/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/daily-report-ellison-retires-as-oracles-chief/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2011/11/30/technology/bits-daily-report/bits-daily-report-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The top job at the database giant will be shared by Mark V. Hurd, now co-president, and Safra Catz, who is co-president and chief financial officer.By THE NEW YORK TIMESFri, 19 Sep 2014 07:08:17 -0400http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/daily-report-ellison-retires-as-oracles-chief/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLarry Ellison to Step Down as Oracle’s Chiefhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/technology/larry-ellison-steps-down-as-chief-of-oracle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/technology/larry-ellison-steps-down-as-chief-of-oracle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/09/19/business/19oracle-web1/19oracle-web1-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The top job at the database giant will be shared by Mark V. Hurd, now co-president, and Safra Catz, who is co-president and chief financial officer.By QUENTIN HARDYFri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/technology/larry-ellison-steps-down-as-chief-of-oracle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss5 Challengers for America&#8217;s Cuphttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/sports/5-challengers-for-americas-cup.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFive challengers have signed up for the chance to take on the software billionaire Larry Ellison’s Oracle Team USA in the 2017 America’s Cup in a location still to be decided.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFri, 22 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/sports/5-challengers-for-americas-cup.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssOracle's Deal Won't Do Much for Its Cloud Computing Effortshttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/oracles-deal-wont-do-much-for-its-cloud-computing-efforts/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/oracles-deal-wont-do-much-for-its-cloud-computing-efforts/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/06/24/business/dbpix-ellison/dbpix-ellison-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Micros still gets the vast majority of its revenue from sales of less sexy hardware and services, making the deal more of an add-on for Oracle rather than a supercharged foray into cloud computing, Kevin Allison of Reuters Breakingviews writes.By KEVIN ALLISONMon, 23 Jun 2014 14:30:07 -0400http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/oracles-deal-wont-do-much-for-its-cloud-computing-efforts/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss